China's Annual IP Conference Kicks Off In Beijing

The 2025 China Intellectual Property Annual Conference opened in Beijing on Thursday, focusing on the development, utilization and protection of IP in this rapidly growing digital age.

The two-day conference has attracted more than 8,000 participants, including those from government departments, domestic and foreign enterprises and IP service providers.

Shen Changyu, head of the China Intellectual Property Administration, said the world has entered a digital era where everything is interconnected, and computing is ubiquitous, adding that China has attached great importance to digital economic development and technological innovation.

"The development of the digital economy relies on the support of key core technologies, and the digital age is driving the transformation of IP systems," he noted.